Pictures: First-ever conjoined gray whales found near Mexico

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Fishermen have found two conjoined gray whale calves in a northwestern Mexican lagoon, a discovery that a government marine biologist described as "exceptionally rare." The four-meter (13-foot) long siamese whales were dead when they were found in the Ojo de Liebre lagoon

Fishermen have found two conjoined gray whale calves in a northwestern Mexican lagoon, a discovery that a government marine biologist described as "exceptionally rare." The four-meter (13-foot) long siamese whales were dead when they were found in the Ojo de Liebre lagoon (HO, AFPGetty Images)

Adrienne Cutway, Orlando Sentinel

The body of conjoined twin gray whales was found Sunday in Mexico, a discovery that's the first of its kind, Grind TV reports.

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At 7 feet long, the twins were undersized compared to other calves of their species, causing researchers to believe that they may have been miscarried in a stillbirth that may have also killed the mother.

The calves, found in Mexico’s Laguna Ojo de Liebre, are conjoined on their stomachs and each has its own head and tail. Researchers plan to study the remains of the creature.